Which to use
“gebührt” is a verb and “Gefährt” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,893
- “gebührt” frequency rank
- #27,739
- “Gefährt” frequency rank
- 46632
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebührt | Gefährt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gebühren | jegliche Art von Fahrzeug; Gerät, das Personen oder Objekte transportieren kann |
Where the eye mixes gebührt and Gefährt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gebührt and Gefährt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gebührt and Gefährt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gebührt is [ɡəˈbyːɐ̯t] while Gefährt is [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46632, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebührt is recorded at frequency rank #18,893, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈbyːɐ̯t]. Gefährt is at rank #27,739, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯t].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46632, this pair ranks #1,312,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gebührt vs Gefährt
Shared letters: eghrt. Private to "gebührt": bü. Private to "Gefährt": fä.
"gebührt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "Gefährt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gebührt" for "Gefährt" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gebührt" and "Gefährt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebührt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefährt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,312,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebührt" and "Gefährt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefährt vs genähert". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,312,457 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.